Business Blogs in Nigeria reflect the state of our business sector, they provide breaking news stories about businesses, events, jobs, technology, startups, Nigerian related issues & experiences.

Business Blogs have been around since the advent of the internet, but they have evolved from being an online diary to a repository of information that improves the decision-making capacity of business users and enthusiasts. They play the role of educating the business community, these blogs do not mimic the paper media, rather, they give bolder and more open discussions on pressing issues affecting the Nigerian Business Community.

To help our readers get a clearer picture of the Blogging community in Nigeria, we created an article that listed Nigerian based Business-focused Blogs. We are excited to share it with fellow bloggers and readers across the country.

Top Business Blogs in Nigeria 

1. Business Day

Business Day Online is a major publication in Nigeria, and it publishes daily news and features about the Nigerian business industry. It is one of the most reliable and efficient platforms for up-to-date news and informative analysis of business, policy and the economy in Nigeria. You cannot access the content on this site unless you are a paying subscriber.

3. Nairametrics

Nairametrics is one of Nigeria’s leading business blogs. It provides a broad range of reliable information about the Nigerian financial markets. Nairametrics content offerings range from financial, investing, and business news, research-based content, financial literacy, and personal finance resources. For Nigerian investors, Naira Metrics also offers a daily update on the latest dividend and bonus announcements from Nigerian companies quoted in the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE).

4. Small Business Digest

Small Business Digest is an online business magazine and publication for Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, and Freelancers. Small Business Digest is run by Invoice App Technologies Ltd. the company offers invoicing software for Business Owners in Nigeria. Small Business Digest is your comprehensive online guide for tips, methods, software, best practices, and strategies to grow your small business.

5. Ventures Africa

The editor-in-chief of Ventures Africa is the experienced Uzodinma Iweala.  He is also the son of Nigeria’s former Minister of finance, Okonjo Iweala. Ventures Africa is a good source for information about African business, policy, innovation, and lifestyle. The blog tells African stories through the lens of the African eye, exploring the opportunities and complexity of the continent and the African Diaspora.

6. SMEdigest

SME Digest seeks to empower SME and MSME with the marketing, technology, social media, customer service accounting advice, how-to series and lots more they need. SME Digest also runs a radio show on Inspiration 92.3 FM, every Tuesday at 5:00 pm where top business achievers tell their business stories.

7. SME toolkit

SME Toolkit provides a free online collection of tools and resources to help small businesses grow and scale. It offers software, templates, interactive tools, training, and more resources. SME toolkit also has an active partnership with The Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) and MasterCard which allows it to support businesses at every step of the way.

8. Fidelity Bank SME Academy

The goal of the Fidelity Bank SME Academy is to help small & medium-sized businesses in Nigeria develop the capacity they need to succeed as entrepreneurs. The academy provides one-on-one, virtual or scheduled business advisory services, linkages to outsourcing services providers and shared services platforms and access to business management capacity building programmes with alliance partners.

The academy also has a 30-minute experience and knowledge sharing radio and Instagram Live programme aimed at empowering Nigerian entrepreneurs with knowledge, know-how and expertise that will enable them to build successful businesses.

The programme currently airs on Inspiration FM 92.3 in Lagos on Tuesdays live at 6:30 AM with a repeat broadcast on Thursdays at 6:30 PM on the same station.

9. Agri Income

Agri Income, the first agricultural-based business blog on the list is an agricultural community for those who are active in the agricultural industry as well as those who want to know more about the latest happenings in the industry. The blog discusses how to get started with different types of agriculture businesses, what financing options are available and opportunities for networking.

10. WealthResult

WealthResult is a collection of ideas, resources, strategies, and tips to help you grow your business. The blog is rapidly becoming the go-to place for business owners to share their experiences. It is a place where you can discuss business-related topics with other smart people.

11. Next Naija Entrepreneur

The goal of this blog is to help raise and promote the next generation of informed, brilliant, daring and successful entrepreneurs in Nigeria and Africa at large. To achieve this, the blog uses three content pillars that are relevant to every aspiring entrepreneur who aims for success: Information, Motivation/Inspiration and Resources.

12. Odeshi

Odeshi is a Nigerian colloquial that loosely translates to bullet-proof. Odeshi/ The Bullet Proof Entrepreneur blog and podcast is a weekly business podcast interviewing successful and inspiring Entrepreneurs. These Entrepreneurs share insights, strategies, tricks, tips and tactics that work in Africa’s challenging business landscape.

13. Entrepreneurship Secret

The blog helps entrepreneurs with guides and know-how on how to make their businesses succeed in the marketplace. The blog has content categories on business, entrepreneurship, marketing, money, finance and other business-related topics.

14. Entrepreneur Business Blog

EntrepreneurBusinessBlog is an online resource centre with requisite information and tools that educate entrepreneurs and small business owners on how to start, grow and manage their businesses using digital marketing strategies. 

15. ​​Startup Tips Daily

Running a Startup isn’t easy, It takes time, effort, energy, money, risk, sleepless nights. Startup Tips Daily owned by Stan Edom offers tips to help African entrepreneurs turn their business ideas into real businesses.

16. Startup Back

On Startup back, you’ll find cutting-edge business advice from top entrepreneurs. What makes this blog unique is that it writes about real-life issues faced by actual startups and global businesses. It helps you start a company, grow a company, or just be a better entrepreneur.

17. Make money

The main topic of this blog is making money, it ​​is a financial enlightenment blog that advocates for financial independence among Africans and technology utilization for business growth. The blog simplifies and dissects personal finance and the digital economy by producing substantive and clear advice, practical steps to help readers grow their finances and better manage their money for growth.

18. Business plan nigeria

This blog teaches entrepreneurs in Nigeria how to write business plans for their businesses. It also provides over 100 business plan templates across various industries in Nigeria. If you are looking for the right resource for business plans in Nigeria, this is where to go.

19. The info worth

TheInfoWorth is a blog that shares information about Money, Business, Entrepreneurship and Agriculture. It provides insights, ideas and inspiration from various sources across the web on running a business in Nigeria. 

20. Ideaslane

This is the only blog on this list that is targeted towards students in Nigeria. It provides a wealth of resources, information, tools, and opportunities that students can leverage to become successful while studying. If you are academically inclined, the blog also shares news on scholarship and internship opportunities for undergraduates. As a student in Nigeria, this is one blog you want to peruse intensively.

Conclusion

Running a business is hard particularly in the African business landscape and we need all the information, advice, templates, tools etc we can get. We hope this list will help you make better financial and business decisions.

Are there blogs you currently enjoy that you think we missed out on, or are you an owner of a business blog in Nigeria and you believe you deserve to be on this list? Send us an email to [email protected] with info on your blog.

Originally posted 2021-09-28 12:02:42.